06-30-2023, 02:40 PM
(06-30-2023, 02:30 PM)cow Wrote: On the one hand, I'd be proud of the Mavs to be in the driver's seat while negotiating with Kyrie, but on the other hand I fear that signing Kyrie on a bargain just accelerates his potential unhappiness with being a Maverick. Further, I'm not sure giving him the contract he wants would slow down that very real possibility. Are these "meetings" just Kyrie being Kyrie or does it give us some insight on the MBT's contract negotiations? I'm starting to hope more and more for the outside possibility of a S&T.
He’s looking for leverage wherever he can find it, but it doesn’t look like he has much. Once he’s signed a deal (probably his last), no amount of unhappiness will change that amount of money. Even if he decides to force a trade, his paycheck ain’t increasing.
So the fear that he might be unhappy because he took less money than he wanted is bogus.